The Association Insights Podcast

On the latest episode of the A100, co-hosts Colleen Gallagher and Chrstine Stay are joined by Phil Russo, CAE, Executive Director for Professional Management Associates, to discuss all things association and workforce. They dive into both driving the engagement you need from your volunteers and also building and cultivating a high achieving staff. Drawing on his extensive experience in the associa...

Christine Stay, Meghan Henning, and Colleen Gallagher of the OnWrd & UpWrd team take over the A100 podcast to talk about how to manage a hybrid workforce and how to keep your company culture alive. Their valuable insights cover a range of topics, including effective ways to keep your team connected, staying organized with project management tools, and ensuring that all team members understand...

It’s awards season, and hosts Colleen Gallagher and Meghan Henning take over the podcast this week to discuss how associations can leverage awards to boost visibility and credibility, plus show member ROI as well! The two bring a well rounded perspective to the awards conversation, with Colleen having judged and created many awards programs and Meghan having written awards applications for a varie...

The American Forest & Paper Association’s Jamie Tiralla, Director, Strategic Communications, and Jesse Levine, Senior Director, Energy and Environmental Policy, joined The A100 podcast to talk about the critical importance of sustainability. The two shared insights on creating sustainability goals and how other associations can begin to think about setting goals of their own. Their recommendat...

On the latest episode of The A100, OnWrd & UpWrd co-founders Colleen Gallagher and Meghan Henning look back on 2022, discussing some of the most exciting and innovative association client projects over this past year. Highlights included a workforce campaign addressing a major membership challenge, a full rebrand, a multi-faceted year-long PR and digital campaign to promote a special journal i...

Chrisitine Stay , Marketing Project Manager for OnWrd & UpWrd , joined the A100 podcast to share her insights on what association professionals need to know to improve their event planning. She brings a different perspective than anything we’ve previously discussed around events by highlighting why associations should exhibit at a conference that isn’t their own – and also talks through the pl...

Amanda Cecil , full-time professor and expert on association education programming, joins the A100 podcast to discuss how associations can create powerful programming. With over 20 years of experience as a professor in tourism and events management, and a decade of experience with associations, Amanda shares her insights on how associations can truly optimize their educational resources, content a...

Suzanne Struglinski , PR Manager for Industry Dive , joined the A100 podcast to share her insights on earned media and what association comms professionals need to know to improve their media relations efforts. She discusses the disconnect between what association leaders see as news and what reporters see as news, while emphasizing the importance of being a resource for reporters. She also shares...

In this episode, OnWrd & UpWrd’s summer interns, Keaveny Hewitt and Grant Cragg , take over the A100 podcast to discuss all things internships– what makes good ones, what employers need to know about young professionals and what associations should keep in mind when developing their own internship programs. Together, they discuss their experience as summer interns, sharing key takeaways, insig...

In this episode, Colleen Gallagher and Meghan Henning of OnWrd & UpWrd Marketing & Communications discuss how the overturning of Roe v. Wade will impact event planning and decision making for associations. Together, they discuss the role of politics within the association world, and how canceling/keeping events for political reasons brings up membership, legal and financial concerns. Galla...

Liz Huh, leading events consultant, shares her insights on how associations can create events that focus on members’ voices and interests. She discusses how COVID has impacted event planning, and the importance of adjusting timelines and forming strong partnerships with vendors and venues. Liz takes a look at supply chain and food expenses and how these issues impact event coordinators and their b...

Shantel Goodman-Luckett, Chief Experience Officer for the National Association for College Admission Counseling , shares her insights on how associations can empower their members and enhance the overall membership experience. She discusses how NACAC implemented programs and resources to cater to all types of members, from the next generation of college admissions counselors to counselors that are...

Jeff Joseph, president of SIIA, the Software and Information Industry Association, joins the A100 podcast this week. He shares insights about how associations can take a thoughtful approach to DEI and promote better outcomes by looking at how you can differentiate yourself and provide truly helpful resources for your members rather than something duplicative of what they could already do on their...

Matt Cipriani, Associate Director of Knowledge Management & Member Engagement, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, shares his insights on how The Great Resignation is impacting associations and how associations can react to it. He talks about how his background as a research librarian has served him well in the world of associations, how member engagement changed during COVID and wha...

Evan Sparks , SVP, Member Communications and Podcast Host at the American Bankers Association as well as Editor in Chief of the ABA Banking Journal shares his secrets with the A100 for producing a successful association podcast. Having launched five years ago with a goal of 500 downloads to keep it going, he now expects to hit over 100,000 downloads in a year. Evan talks about why he prefers the a...

Get to know the publishers of The Association 100 in our inaugural podcast. Colleen Gallagher and Meghan Henning take you behind the scenes to learn about their backgrounds, what brought them to DC, and what to expect from the future of The A100. They share their favorite memories, most interesting projects and toughest challenges from their association days while also discussing the changing natu...